# Accident 20011028036869A: Piper PA28180, Fort Wayne, IN, October 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2001
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1503° N, 85.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1503&lon=-85.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4879L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4879L-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028036869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON OCTOBER 28, 2001, AT 1256 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N4879L, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 23 (3,110 FEET BY 100 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE SMITH FIELD AIRPORT, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DELAWARE COUNTY-JOHNSON FIELD AIRPORT, MUNCIE, INDIANA AT 1200. (-23) ON OCTOBER 28, 2001, AT 1256 EST, A PIPER PA-28-180, N4879L, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND ON RW-23 (3110 FEET BY 100 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE SMITH FIELD AIRPORT, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DELAWARE COUNTY-JOHNSON FIELD AIRPORT, MUNCIE, INDIANA AT 1200.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA014), Oct 28, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N4879L), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining control of the airplane during an attempted go-around. A factor was the trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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